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...Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will shut down operations at one of its two mobile phone factories in mainland China, according to media reports on December ##th citing a company statement. The South Korean consumer electronics company will cease production at...

...The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the acquisition of #mobile by Teleology Holdings Ltd, according to media reports on November ##th, citing the latter's statement. #mobile's board has been replaced by Teleology, a Nigerian investment company headed...

...Land area ###,### sq km, of which about ##% is cultivated Population ##.##m (####, excluding Crimea and Sevastopol, local source) Main towns Population in '### (December #### census; except for Kiev, #### official data) Kiev (capital): #,###...

...Official name Kingdom of Thailand Form of state Constitutional monarchy The executive General Prayuth Chan-ocha seized executive power on behalf of the armed forces in May ####. The military ruled via an appointed National Council for Peace and Order...

...Official name Republic of Bulgaria Legal system Based on the constitution of July #### National legislature Unicameral National Assembly of ### members, elected by proportional representation Electoral system Universal direct suffrage from the age of ## National elections November ####...

...Official name Kingdom of Spain Form of state Constitutional monarchy Legal system Based on #### constitution National legislature Bicameral Cortes (parliament): the Senate (the upper house) has ### members, ### directly elected and ## appointed as regional representatives, but with...